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Wildlike

Wildlike

20156.21h 44m

Overview

Fourteen-year-old Mackenzie is sent to live with her uncle in Juneau when her mother can’t care for her anymore. The living situation quickly takes a turn for the worse, and she runs away to rejoin her mother in Seattle. While on her dangerous journey of sleeping in cars and breaking into hotel rooms, she’s drawn to Rene, a lonesome backpacker looking for tranquility in the wilderness.

Directed by Frank Hall Green
Written by Frank Hall Green
Produced by Schuyler Weiss, Joseph Stephans, Frank Hall Green
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Top Cast

Bruce Greenwood

Bruce Greenwood

Rene Bartlett

Ella Purnell

Ella Purnell

Mackenzie

Brian Geraghty

Brian Geraghty

Uncle

Ann Dowd

Ann Dowd

Jeanie

Nolan Gerard Funk

Nolan Gerard Funk

Tommy

Diane Farr

Diane Farr

Jane

Joshua Leonard

Joshua Leonard

Ted

E

Erin Lindsay King

Diner Waitress

Themes & Keywords

runawaycampingwildernessgriefalaskanatureuncle niece relationshiprunaway teenbackpacking

About Wildlike

Wildlike is a adventure, drama, thriller film released in 2015 exploring themes of runaway, camping, wilderness, grief, alaska, nature. Directed by Frank Hall Green, it stars Bruce Greenwood, Ella Purnell, Brian Geraghty. Fourteen-year-old Mackenzie is sent to live with her uncle in Juneau when her mother can’t care for her anymore. The living situation quickly takes a turn for the worse, and she runs away to rejoin her mother in Seattle. While on her dangerous journey of sleeping in cars and breaking into hotel rooms, she’s drawn to Rene, a lonesome backpacker looking for tranquility in the wilderness.

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